UK Cat Population Statistics*

CATS In 2010 the UK Cat population is around 8 million. In 2008 92% of cats are moggies or ‘non pedigree’.

There are around 35-40 breeds of cat recognised by the Feline Advisory Bureau. For the top 5 cats breeds in the UK see below.

In 2008 the main reasons people keep cats as pets are for:

Companionship: 27%
Love: 31%
Easy maintainance: 7%
Gets on with other species: 3%
Top 5 Cats in the UK in 2008

  1. Bengal (0.1M)
  2. British Short Hair (0.1M)
  3. Burmese (0.1M)
  4. Manx (0.1M)
  5. Siamese (0.1M)

NB: There was 0.6M Pedigree and 6.6M Non- Pedigree cats in the UK.

*The above statistical information was provided by PFMA/TNS.